Find Your People | A Friendly Game

Find your people

Answer a few questions. We'll match you with your most compatible players.

Have a look around

Question 1 of 13 · Warm

How important is winning to you?

Very important

Nice but not essential

Not at all

Depends on the game

Sample question

After answering questions like this, you'll see matches like this:

Top match

Marcus the Fox

89%

match

You and Marcus are likely to enjoy each other's company. You both want games where the table actually talks to each other, you both think winning is nice but not the whole point, and you both said "fairness" was a value that matters to you at the table. Different enough to be interesting — Marcus likes brain-burners and you like party games — but that's how good gaming groups work.

Sample match — Marcus is fictional

About your data

AFG uses Claude (made by Anthropic) to read your free-text answers and help match you with compatible players. Your answers are never used to train AI models. We don't sell your data. We don't share it with anyone outside your matches, apart from the services that run AFG for us. You can delete your profile at any time and we mean it — when you tap delete, your data is actually gone from our database, not just hidden.

Dungeon Masters

A Friendly Game matches DMs with compatible parties. Build your profile and we’ll connect you with the table that fits your style of play.

How it works:

We start with a few questions about your personal approach to running games. Then we ask you to take our full compatibility questionnaire so we can curate the match to parties of players whose style, values, and personality are compatible with yours.

We review every DM profile personally and reach out when the right group comes along.

Host a Game

Looking for people who play what you play, the way you like to play it, when you’re free? We built this for you.

How it works

The game happens somewhere public — a game store or café, a library, a community center. Never someone’s home.
We give you a link to post and a poster to print. Put either wherever you go, or wherever gamers do.
Whoever responds answers the same questions you do.
We email you each morning with your matches, and show you the tables forming — who fits with whom, and when each table is free to play.
When you have enough people for the game you want to play, you close the offer.
You pick who’s at the table, suggest a meet-up date, and send your invitations, right here in the app.
Once your invitations go out, everyone else learns of their matches, and anyone can convene a table of their own.

First we’ll ask you the same questions your players will answer. Then your link is ready to share.

Set the Table

What game do you want to host?

This is a Commander game

Are you looking for a one-time game or an ongoing group?

One session Ongoing group

How many players are you looking for?

Optional. It’s a hope, not a limit — nobody is turned away because you’ve reached it, and the people who answer your link are never shown a number.

What town or neighborhood is this game in?

This goes in your link, so people can see whether it's near them.

Do you have places in mind?

Optional, and you can name as many as you like — add them one at a time, and the people who answer your link will tell you which ones they can reliably reach. Leave it blank and you can all choose together. Games meet in public places — a café, a shop, a library, a community center… Never someone’s home.

You're all set!

Your link, for posting and sharing

Post it anywhere gamers will see it. It never expires — this same link is yours every time you host, so a poster you print today is still good next year.

We’ll email you at each morning with your matches.

Your invitation

Looking…

Group chat

Looking…

Leaving this table?

Looking…

Delete me from their contacts?

Looking…

Fill this table

Who’s joined

Looking…

Tap a day, then give us the hours. Add as many as you like — the more you give us, the easier it is to find a table that fits.

You’re in!

To the people who make the games

A Friendly Game is a compatibility matching tool that connects players to:

A. other players, and
B. games they’ll love

Here’s what we think we can offer game creators so you can find your best audience:

A matched audience for your game. We already build detailed gamer profiles, and we already use those profiles to recommend the right games to the right players. We can do the same for your games — and include them in the curated menu we offer each matched player.
The profile of who responded to your work. After a player chooses your game, we can share with you the profile of that player — what they value, how they play, what they were looking for. Not their data. Their pattern.
Events built around your players. We can collaborate with you to create gatherings — at venues, at conventions, online — that bring your ideal players together around your game.

But — here’s what we don’t know yet:

Tell us what you’d want a compatibility matching tool to do for game creators. We’re interested in your work, your audience, and what’s hardest about reaching them. We’re listening.

Tap to speak, or just type above

Get in Touch

If any of this resonates, drop your email and we’ll be in touch. We’re at the listening stage; we won’t spam you, and you’ll hear from us personally.

Curious what AFG looks like from a player’s perspective?

A sample profile’s matches & games — about 30 seconds.

Make a callsign & answer for yourself — 5 to 35 minutes.

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Question 1 of 17

A questionnaire about your game

We’re building a way for AFG to surface indie games to players whose profiles suggest they are a likely fit — a “designer’s-corner” pick, alongside the three game suggestions we already offer. Our suggestions differ based on the games available at a user’s self-identified location: a game café, an event, or online.

This questionnaire aims to learn enough about your game to do a good job of matching it with an appreciative audience. AFG uses research-backed matching tools to assess values, interests, gaming style, and personality. We surface a game when a player’s profile fits, and not when it doesn’t.

This is a draft. You’re one of the first designers to see it. The questions we ask, and how we ask them, will shape how AFG matches indie games for years. If a question doesn’t fit your game, or if you’d phrase it differently, or if there’s something we should have asked and didn’t — tell us. There’s a feedback prompt at the end.

It takes about ten minutes. Most questions are checkboxes. A few are freestyle. Your progress is saved as you move through the questions, so a tap on Back doesn’t lose your work.

Before you start: AFG has a short content policy describing what we will and won’t accept. Worth a one-minute glance.

Tell us about your game

What’s it like to play this game? What’s the experience you wanted to create? Don’t pitch — describe.

Game basics

Game name * Designer(s) Publisher Status Year BoardGameGeek link

Tell us about your players

Player count

If it’s a solo / 1+ game, set minimum to 1.

Min

Max

Sweet spot

Age range

Minimum age

Recommended (optional)

Family-friendly

How long is a typical session?

Typical (minutes) Range (low — high, in minutes)

It’s also playable as a campaign or across multiple sessions

How heavy is it?

Tell us if this scale doesn’t fit your game (optional)

Describe the mechanics

Pick all that fit.

Anything missing from this list? (optional)

Tell us about the world of the game

What does it feel like?

This is the thing players take home. The vibe at the table.

We’d appreciate help with this list. Tell us if any of these descriptions are weak or oddly grouped. What did we overlook? (optional)

Who are your ideal players?

Where can players access your game?

This is what AFG will tell a player when we surface it for them.

What’s your pitch to a player whose profile is well-matched to your game?

Two or three sentences. This is what the player will see on the designer’s-corner card alongside their other game suggestions. Talk to them, not to the room.

You get to revise this at any time, so don’t fret about perfection right now.

What kind of feedback would be most useful to you?

Once your game is in the engine, we’ll send you a curated digest of player reactions every few weeks. Tell us what kind of feedback would be most valuable so we can collect and forward the right things.

Is there a feedback questionnaire you’d like us to use with players? Paste or describe it here, or share a link. (optional)

Describe the player your game is for

Not by demographics — by how they approach gaming. If you have a sense of who at the table would love this, tell us.

Examples: “Someone who loves the slow build of a worker-placement engine and doesn’t mind a 90-minute teach” / “Players who enjoy story-rich co-op games and don’t get frustrated by losing together” / “Anyone who’s ever played Catan and wished it had more knives.”

What else should we know?

Awards, reviews, the way it changes when you play with the right group, the one weird thing about it. Whatever you’d want a player to know. (optional)

Does your game have a primary purpose alongside entertainment?

We ask because a) some of our players will appreciate these kinds of games, and b) we appreciate these kinds of games. (optional)

How do we reach you?

Your name *

The one you’d want us to use in conversation.

Email * Phone or other preferred contact (optional)

Yes, AFG can email me about my submission and, once my game starts being surfaced, the player feedback we’re hearing. We won’t share or sell.

Improve our questions

The questions we ask will shape how AFG matches your game to players. (All three are optional, but read carefully if you have it in you.)

Did we ask anything confusing or off base?

Did a question seem to be asking the wrong thing for your game, or assume something that didn’t fit?

What did we miss?

A question we should have asked, a category that wasn’t presented, something we didn’t give you a place to tell us about?

How else could AFG work for designers?

Thoughts about the whole concept, the surfacing model, the value exchange, what would actually be useful to you.

Thanks. We review everything personally.

You’ll hear from us within a week.

What happens next

We read your submission and your feedback. Both matter.
Most submissions go straight into the matching engine after a quick review. If we have questions, we’ll email you. If your game isn’t a fit for AFG (we have a short content policy), we’ll let you know.
Once you’re in the engine, AFG will surface your game to players whose profiles fit. We’ll send you a digest of player reactions every few weeks — curated, not raw, so you’re not getting drive-by takes.

If you met us at Geekway and you’d be willing to be on a short list of designers we check in with as the questionnaire evolves, drop us a note — we’d love to keep the conversation going.

Content policy

What we won’t accept

Content that harasses or discriminates. Games whose theme, mechanics, or marketing target groups for derision based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability.
Hate speech, glorification of violence against people, or extremist symbols and ideologies. A game can have dark themes; that is not the same as endorsing harm against real groups.
Intellectual property violations. Unauthorized fan-games of licensed properties (movie, TV, video game, novel, music IP, etc.) without rightsholder permission. If you’re using someone else’s IP, you need their license; we’re not the venue to launder around that.
Fraudulent or misleading submissions. Games that don’t exist as described, Kickstarters with no realistic path to delivery, false claims about awards or reviews, or submissions designed to game our matching engine rather than reach players honestly.
Sexual or pornographic content. Adult-themed content with mature subject matter is fine when it’s flagged correctly (see below). Games whose primary purpose is sexual content are not what AFG surfaces.

Adult content — flagging required

If your game is intended for adult audiences (mature themes, graphic violence in service of the story, sexual content as part of an adult game design), tell us in the questionnaire. AFG honors player preferences about adult content and only surfaces flagged games to players who haven’t opted out. Misflagging — submitting an adult-themed game without telling us, or claiming family-friendly status when your game isn’t — is a content policy violation.

AFG’s discretion

AFG is small and we are the curators. Beyond the categorical lines above, we reserve the right to decline submissions when our judgment says a game isn’t the right fit for our matching layer or our community. We’ll always tell you why if we decline. If you think we got it wrong, you can write back; we’ll read it and reconsider.

Appeals and questions

Use our Talk to Me form. Two humans will read it.

This policy will evolve as AFG learns from real submissions. We’ll publish meaningful changes here.

Welcome!

Have you registered with A Friendly Game at this venue before?

Which venue?

Join your local gaming community.

Pieces

Let staff know you're here today?
They can see compatible groups and invite you to events.

Seating at

Percentages measure mutual compatibility. At a “well-matched” table, everyone seated there overlaps at least 75% in their answers.

Table size: to

All groups have been sorted for compatibility.

4 players

Marcus, Imani, Emina, Rohan

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3 players

Jasmine, Emir, Carmen

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2 players

Minh, Priya

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Not yet enough overlap for a group:

DeShawn

Lejla

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Forming groups...

You're here as a gamer. The shirt and the QR code do the work of identifying you with AFG — that's passive, that's enough. If someone asks about AFG, tell them. The hard line: don't approach people to talk about AFG, and don't pitch. The shirt provokes the conversation. You don't.

You're doing UX and UI research. The principle: keep observing, keep asking, until you start seeing and hearing the same things repeatedly — until new conversations stop producing new insights. You can't predict in advance how many that takes. You'll know you're approaching enough when patterns stabilize across observations, participation, and conversations alike.

Write things down before you forget them. The textareas below are saved as you type. Don't rely on memory at the end of the day for what someone said three hours ago.

The three modes

Observation — watch what's happening. You'll be doing this constantly, everywhere. The job is to point your attention at the things that matter for AFG.

Participation — sit down, play games, use the tools, do what attendees do. You're a solo attendee at a convention. Participation is just being there.

Conversation — talk to people. Conversations will arise naturally — at tables, in lines, at vendor booths, over lunch. Every one of them is potentially useful.

The cards below are starting points, not the whole job. You'll observe a designer, participate as a solo attendee, chat with a Geekway volunteer — any combination, anywhere, anytime. The cards give you specific things to look for and ask. The modes apply everywhere.

Who you're looking for

Five populations to keep an eye on across the convention. You won't get all five every day — just notice when one walks past.

• Designers. Prototype Row is the obvious place, but they're scattered. Anyone working on something — even a homebrew. What are their challenges? What are their pain points?

• Solo attendees. People who came alone, especially ones who seem to be looking for a table. What do they do with their time?

• Meeple Meet users. Watch the booth. Watch what people do with the tool. Watch who walks past it.

• Geekway staff and Jay's team. They've watched this convention for years. They know things about how people connect that we don't.

• People you find yourself chatting with. You're going to play games and meet people naturally. Those conversations count too. Capture them in “Things we didn't ask about” if they don't fit anywhere else.

OBSERVE

Social Landscape

Observe — applied broadly across the convention

The AFG Lens

Observe — applied with a specific frame

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PARTICIPATE

Using Meeple Meet yourself

Participate — applied as a solo attendee

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CONVERSE

Conversations

Converse — applied to whoever you find yourself talking with

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SYNTHESIZE

Synthesis

Synthesize — applied to the whole convention

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ALSO

Things we didn't ask about

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Scouting, not selling. We’re walking the floor looking for small-to-mid publishers whose games would benefit from a player-matching layer, and whose booth staff seems open to a conversation. We collect cards and notes. The follow-up email two weeks later is where partnerships form.

Don’t pitch on the floor. A polite nod at a busy booth is a no. BGG.Spring 2026 has ~25 exhibitors, many of them accessory vendors — realistic target is 3–4 quality conversations, not 30 dropped cards.

★ BGG.Spring 2026 — prioritized booth list

From the actual exhibitor list. Read this first.

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A-Tier — go here first

Highest-priority targets. Make these conversations happen before anything else.

1. Indie Game Studios

Only Sponsor & Exhibitor on the list. Owns Stronghold Games and Indie Boards and Cards (Coup, Resistance, Flash Point) — Resistance/Coup is exactly the social-deduction case where matching matters. Dual-tier status means real marketing budget. Top priority.

2. Renegade Game Studios

Sponsor. Bigger than our usual target, but sponsoring means someone with budget authority is here. Don’t pitch. Ask politely who runs partnerships. If staffed by reps only, take a card and move on.

3. Spoonbill Games

Sponsor, small indie. Sponsor status at an indie’s scale almost guarantees the owner is here and invested. Strong rubric match.

B-Tier — worth a real conversation if conditions are right

Walk past first. Read traffic, energy, who’s staffing, what kind of game.

• Pegasus Publishing — small/mid indie. Check what they’re demoing.

• PrimePoint / Terra Incognita Games — LLC + DBA structure signals serious indie. Worth a look.

• Questionably Decided — name suggests party / social-deduction. If the game matches, our pitch lands.

• New Comet Games, Nexus Workshop, Savagesparrow, Wooly Pelican, Pushing Tin Games — small indies, our sweet spot. Energy of staff is the deciding signal.

• Cornerstone Games, Lab 380, Luminous Games — evaluate on the floor.

Skip / drive-by only

BGG Prize Booth & BGG Store (BGG-run, not third-party publishers — though say hi if Jeff is staffing). Emmy Crocheting, Hairebrained Design, GAMZ 2 GO, Geek Out, DMDave’s, Hearth & Token, house rules board games, Cannon Canyon, ONWARD ADVENTURE! (dice + coffee) — lifestyle, accessory, or retail vendors. Wrong partnership per the rubric.

Floor strategy

First pass: walk the whole floor without stopping. Get a read on who’s where, how busy the A-tier booths are.

Second pass: Indie Game Studios first. If the right person isn’t there, get the name and a time to come back.

Third: Spoonbill and Renegade, either order, depending on booth state.

Then: B-tier as opportunity arises. Don’t force.

Publishers most likely to fit

Ask Jeff for the exhibitor list when it’s published

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Strong fit — games where matching matters

• Heavy social deduction / hidden role (Blood on the Clocktower-adjacent, traitor mechanics) — live or die by group chemistry.

• Asymmetric co-op with strong roles (Spirit Island, Aeon’s End style) — players want repeat partners.

• Long campaign games (Gloomhaven, Oathsworn, Pax Pamir) — same 4 people for months.

• Storytelling / RPG-lite, legacy games, narrative co-ops — vulnerability requires trust.

• Heavy euros with steep learning curves — once a group learns it together, they’re locked in.

Probably present — verify against the actual exhibitor list

• Pandasaurus, Allplay (formerly Button Shy), Inside Up, Hand2Hand — small/medium, community-courting.

• Bezier Games, Eagle-Gryphon, Ludonova — mid-sized euros.

• Final Frontier Games, Capstone, Quined — Kickstarter-driven, community-engaged.

• Tin Robot Games, Pencil First, Wonderbow — smaller indies who need traffic.

• Renegade, Stonemaier, AEG — present but probably too big to need us.

Skip these

• Asmodee, Hasbro/WotC, Days of Wonder, Ravensburger — too big, no decision-maker on the floor.

• Pure card game / filler publishers — game ends fast, no ongoing-group need.

• Accessory vendors (dice, sleeves, organizers) — wrong partnership.

Scouting rubric — what to look for

Walk past first. Don’t stand there with a clipboard.

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Traffic level. Light to moderate — they have time. If slammed, circle back or skip.

Game type. Does this game need 4 specific people to be great? If strangers + 20 minutes works, the matching pitch is weak.

Who’s staffing. Owner / designer / founder = can say yes. Hired demo staff = take a card, ask who runs partnerships, move on.

Energy. Curious and friendly = pursue. Transactional / scripted = polite exit. Conversation budget is finite.

Demo budget signal. Free swag, giveaway entries, branded merch — tells you they have marketing budget that could subsidize a half-table at another con.

The conversation — what to actually say

Two minutes max. Plant a seed, exchange contact info.

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One line per booth, before you walk to the next one

That specific quote is what leads the follow-up email. It proves you were listening.

BOOTH NOTES

Booth-by-booth log

PRIZE / GIVEAWAY WATCH

From Geekway: the bank ran a QR-scan-to-enter giveaway with a Yeti cooler, fidget toys, and stickers. It pulled traffic across demographics.

Watch the booths running prize drawings. Specifically note: prize value vs. effort to enter; universal prize (Yeti, gift card) vs. gamer-specific (game copies, BGG credit); whether the entry converts into anything meaningful or just collects emails. Informs our KantCon volvelle-debut and GrandCon strategy.

ALSO / FOLLOW-UPS

Things to ask Jeff later. Publishers worth checking on the official exhibitor list. Anything you’re not sure where to file.

Which event?

We'll match you with other players registered at the same event.

Geekway to the West

Find compatible players at the event

Each level adds personality depth for stronger matches.

Warm · 13 questions

Quick start for this event

Gaming style, complexity preferences, what makes a session great for you.

Quick matching, just for this event. Carry on to Warmer for better matching, plus we’ll keep finding people for you after it ends.

Recommended

Warmer · 26 questions

Adds your gaming personality — better compatibility, stronger matches

Personality dimensions, values, interests, what's a hard no for you at the table.

Warmest · 38 questions

People you'll want to keep in touch with after today

Group dynamics, communication style, the gaming experiences that meant the most to you.

Pieces · St. Louis MO

You've found a community of people who love games. We create events so you can meet these neighbors. Help us make introductions that click:

First, Meet the Neighbors

20 questions

Let's get to know you

Gaming style, personality dimensions, values, interests, what's a hard no for you at the table.

Now, Pull Up a Chair

12 questions

Find people you'll want to see again

Group dynamics, communication style, the gaming experiences that meant the most to you.

Find Your People Online

Why we ask this

Question 1 of 10

Your DM Profile

About your campaign

Tell us about the game you'd love to run.

A few quick questions so we can match you with players whose style fits yours.

Your DM Profile

What email should we use to reach you?

We'll send you a quick link to confirm your address. Click the link on this device to keep your place in the flow.

✓

Email confirmed.

You’re all set as a DM applicant. We’ll review your profile and reach out when we have a party that’s a strong match for you.

🎮

Your profile has been registered.

We’ll contact you personally when we have a party that’s a strong match for you (over 75% compatibility).

AFG exists to turn gaming hours into real relationships.

If there’s anything you want us to know — how you found us, what you’re hoping to build, how we might improve — we want to hear it.

From

Message (optional)

Online Matching

These next questions go beyond today's event. They help us find lasting gaming friendships based on your values, personality, and what you're really looking for in a gaming group.

Take your time - thoughtful answers lead to better matches.

We need a bit more

You skipped some questions.

We can't match you until these are filled in. The more you share, the better we can connect you with compatible players.

Create Your Callsign

Your callsign is your unique identity in A Friendly Game - how other gamers will find and recognize you.

Short is better than long. Not your full name, and not your email.

Your callsign is how matches will know you — pick something you love!

Town and state

We suggest matches, gamer communities, and meetup spots you can reach. Your location is never shown to anyone else.

I’m not in the US

Where can we notify you of matches?

Email me when I have new matches.

This is how AFG notifies you of matches. Matched players can message you in the app.

Your email is never shown to others. We use it only to notify you of matches, compatible games, curated gaming opportunities, and if you opt-in, curated merchandise. You can ignore or decline any message at any time. Delete anytime.

You're all set!

At the event:

Leave this tab open in the background on your phone — we'll notify you here and by email when your matches are ready.

Away from the event:

People join throughout the event. Leave the app open to receive updated matches.

Your Matches

Your Callsign

Finding your people...

Your magic words

Tell us the email you registered with and we’ll send you three words that put you straight back in.

Find your profile

Enter your callsign to see your matches.

Your animal:

Welcome back

Menu

Welcome!

Game Library

Type your callsign to see games matched to your player profile. Add callsigns to see games for your group. Or skip the callsigns and just describe the group in your own words.

Game Library

Search the collection for a specific title:

How many players?

How much time do you have?

How complex?

Good for families / kids?

Describe your group to see suggested games from the library.

Tap to speak, or just type above

Table for Two

Find the right two-player game for right now.

What kind of game sounds good?

Or describe what you're in the mood for

Tap to speak, or just type above

Family Games

Find a great game for your whole group.

How old is your youngest player?

How many players?

How much time do you have?

Or describe your group

Tap to speak, or just type above

Play a Game

Here is your bio so far

We will share it with your matches to help get the conversation started.

Anything you wish to add, change, or remove?

Tap to speak, or just type above

Your coat of arms

What I've created, achieved or overcome at the table

0/10

Tap to speak, or just type above

Write a motto that represents you as a gamer

Five words at most.

Talk to Me

Name

First Name (required)

Last Name (required)

Email (required)

Subject (required)

Message (required)

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We're curating a collection of games and gear for our community.

Coming Soon!

Let us know what you'd like to see →

What drives you?

Understanding your values helps us find people you'll really click with - not just for gaming, but for friendship.

This takes about 2 more minutes and significantly improves your matches.

What matters to you?

Choose all that resonate with you.

Your top 2 values

Which matter MOST to you?

Select 2 values

How do these show up?

How do these show up in your gaming life? Pick up to 2 for each, or describe in your own words.

What appeals to you?

Choose all that interest you.

Your top 2 interests

Which appeal MOST?

Select 2 interests

Profile Complete!

Amy the Owl

Your top values:

Security, Creativity

Your top interests:

Creative, Social

Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 11, 2026

Updated October 11, 2026: we now share a brief gamer bio with your matches, to help get the conversation started.

Who We Are

A Friendly Game ("AFG," "we," "us") is a compatibility matching platform that helps tabletop gamers find compatible gaming partners and lasting friendships. We are based in the United States.

What We Collect

We collect the following information when you use AFG:

Your name and callsign — the first name and animal you choose during registration (e.g., "Amy the Owl"). We never ask for your full legal name.

Your questionnaire answers — gaming preferences, personality questions, values, and interests you share during the matching process.

Contact information — your email address, if you choose to provide it through our Talk to Me form or during registration.

Your town, state and time zone — so we can suggest people and places you can reach. Your town is never shown to anyone else.

Your availability and messages — the days and hours you tell us you’re free, and messages you exchange with other players in the app.

Session data — your browser stores your session locally so you can return to where you left off.

How We Use Your Data

Your data is used for 4 purposes:

1. Matching you with compatible gaming partners.

Your questionnaire answers are compared with other users' answers using our compatibility algorithm to generate match scores. Currently (October 2026) introductions are made only if a match achieves a 75% compatibility score, a figure we intend to raise as the user pool grows.

Your questionnaire answers are never shared, but there is one exception to this rule: a selection of your comments are extracted to create a brief bio, which you review, amend, and approve before we present it to your matches. Our purpose in sharing your bio is to facilitate introductions and get the conversation started. Your name and animal callsign are shown to your matches so they can find you at events.

If you joined before September 17, 2026, we drafted your bio from your answers. You can review, amend and approve it any time you open the app.

2. Matching you with compatible games, whether in a lending library, in development on Kickstarter, or for purchase.

3. Matching you with compatible, curated gaming opportunities, which might include open gaming tables at events, playtesting opportunities, tournaments et al.

4. If you choose to opt in, we also inform you of merchandise curated per the games and interests you’ve shared with us – but only if you opt in to this feature, and you can deselect it at any time. We point you to the seller and never pass your details to them; anything you buy is between you and the seller. We favor small, creative, handmade businesses in our recommendations.

When we tell you about a game, an event or a product, we may earn a fee or commission. Where a link earns us money, we say so beside the link.

Your email is never shown to other users, and we use it only to contact you about matches, matched games or matched gaming opportunities, or to respond to messages you send us. If you’ve opted to view curated merchandise, your match notices carry one line pointing to your curated merchandise screen.

What We Never Do

We never share your answers with unmatched users, or with anyone outside AFG except the services that run AFG for us, named under Where Your Data Lives.

We never sell your data to anyone.

We never share your data with advertisers.

We never let anyone else use your data to market to you. Any suggestion you receive comes from us, is based on what you’ve told us, and can be turned off at any time.

We never display other companies’ ads in AFG. Merchandise suggestions live on a screen of their own, curated specifically for you from what you’ve told us you enjoy, and you see them only if you choose to open that screen.

Where Your Data Lives

Your data is stored in a Supabase cloud database. Data is encrypted in transit using HTTPS/TLS. Your browser also stores a local session copy so you can resume where you left off.

Emails we send you — match notices and replies to your messages — go out through an email delivery service.

An AI service reads your free-text answers to help with matching. Your answers are never used to train AI models.

Sensitive Information

Some questions in our deeper tiers touch on faith, political outlook, LGBTQ+ identity, and gender preferences. These answers are treated with extra care:

They are entirely optional — you can skip these questions entirely.

They are used only for compatibility scoring, never displayed to anyone, and never included in the bio shared with your matches.

They are deleted along with all your other data if you choose to delete your account.

Your Rights

Delete your data: You can delete all your data at any time using the "Delete My Data" link found at the bottom of every screen. This permanently removes your record from our database and clears your local session.

Access your data: Contact us through Talk to Me to request a copy of your stored data.

Correct your data: You can update your bio at any time.

Children

AFG is not for people under 18. We do not knowingly collect data from people under 18. If you believe a minor has provided us with data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

Changes to This Policy

If we make significant changes to this policy, we will update the date at the top. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

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Questions about your privacy? Use our Talk to Me form.

Terms of Use

Last updated: October 11, 2026

Welcome

By using A Friendly Game ("AFG"), you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the service. We want this to be straightforward, so we've kept the legalese to a minimum.

AFG is for adults 18 and older. By using AFG, you confirm that you are at least 18.

What AFG Is

AFG is a compatibility matching tool for tabletop gamers. We use psychology-backed questionnaires to suggest people you might enjoy gaming with, along with games and gaming opportunities that suit you and, if you opt in, merchandise. We are not a dating service, a social network, or a guarantee of friendship.

When we tell you about a game, an event or a product, we may earn a fee or commission. Where a link earns us money, we say so beside the link. We point you to the seller and never pass your details to them; anything you buy is between you and the seller.

Your Account

Your identity on AFG is your callsign (name + animal). You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide.

You may only create one profile. If you need to start over, use the "Delete My Data" link first.

Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

Provide false information to manipulate matches

Use AFG to harass, stalk, or harm other users

Scrape, copy, or extract data from AFG's database

Attempt to reverse-engineer the matching algorithm

Use AFG for any commercial purpose without our permission

Impersonate another person

Our Rights

All content, design, code, algorithms, and branding of A Friendly Game are the intellectual property of A Friendly Game and its creators. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from AFG without written permission.

We reserve the right to remove any user's data, modify the service, or discontinue AFG at any time.

No Guarantees

AFG is provided "as is." We do our best to create meaningful matches based on research-validated compatibility science, but we cannot guarantee:

That any match will result in a positive experience

That the service will be available at all times

That match scores perfectly predict real-world compatibility

You use AFG at your own discretion and assume responsibility for your interactions with other users.

AFG introduces people; we do not vet them. When you meet someone through AFG, meet in a public place.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, A Friendly Game and its creators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the service, including but not limited to negative experiences with matched users.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of AFG after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

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